The surrendered heaters were replaced with gas burners with one burner for every ten cells.

The items surrendered came from the inmates’ visitors that by passed inspection. Some inmates retrieved scrap wires from nearby houses and made it into water heaters. Some of the phones and chargers were seized from the inmates’ visitors.

Cellular phones, chargers, sim packs, head phones and other electronic devices, drugs and liquor are not allowed in the facility, said Manansala.

“If found with these items, inmates are banned from receiving any visitors,” he added.